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What words refer to thinking about something for a period of time?think about brood cogitate consider give consideration to contemplate meditate muse mull over occupy your mind ponder reconsider reflect reflection ruminate speculate study weigh wonder go around in your mind do some thinking keep your mind on have something on your mind deduce deduction induction inductive logic apply yourself pay attention bethink conclude observe process reason theorize
Conjugation ponder conjugation
How do you conjugate ponder?
ponder · verb
Present I ponder
Positive I ponder
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1st person I ponder
2nd person you ponder
3rd person he/she/it ponders
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1st person we ponder
2nd person you ponder
3rd person they ponder
Negative I don't ponder
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1st person I don't ponder I do not ponder
2nd person you don't ponder you do not ponder
3rd person he/she/it doesn't ponder he/she/it does not ponder
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1st person we don't ponder we do not ponder
2nd person you don't ponder you do not ponder
3rd person they don't ponder they do not ponder
Question do I ponder?
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1st person do I ponder?
2nd person do you ponder?
3rd person does he/she/it ponder?
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1st person do we ponder?
2nd person do you ponder?
3rd person do they ponder?
Negative question don't I ponder?
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1st person don't I ponder? do I not ponder?
2nd person don't you ponder? do you not ponder?
3rd person doesn't he/she/it ponder? does he/she/it not ponder?
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1st person don't we ponder? do we not ponder?
2nd person don't you ponder? do you not ponder?
3rd person don't they ponder? do they not ponder?
Past I pondered
Positive I pondered
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1st person I pondered
2nd person you pondered
3rd person he/she/it pondered
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1st person we pondered
2nd person you pondered
3rd person they pondered
Negative I didn't ponder
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1st person I didn't ponder I did not ponder
2nd person you didn't ponder you did not ponder
3rd person he/she/it didn't ponder he/she/it did not ponder
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1st person we didn't ponder we did not ponder
2nd person you didn't ponder you did not ponder
3rd person they didn't ponder they did not ponder
Question did I ponder?
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1st person did I ponder?
2nd person did you ponder?
3rd person did he/she/it ponder?
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1st person did we ponder?
2nd person did you ponder?
3rd person did they ponder?
Negative question didn't I ponder?
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1st person didn't I ponder? did I not ponder?
2nd person didn't you ponder? did you not ponder?
3rd person didn't he/she/it ponder? did he/she/it not ponder?
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1st person didn't we ponder? did we not ponder?
2nd person didn't you ponder? did you not ponder?
3rd person didn't they ponder? did they not ponder?
Future I'll ponder
Positive I'll ponder
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1st person I'll ponder I will ponder
2nd person you'll ponder you will ponder
3rd person he/she/it'll ponder he/she/it will ponder
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1st person we'll ponder we will ponder
2nd person you'll ponder you will ponder
3rd person they'll ponder they will ponder
Negative I won't ponder
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1st person I won't ponder I will not ponder
2nd person you won't ponder you will not ponder
3rd person he/she/it won't ponder he/she/it will not ponder
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1st person we won't ponder we will not ponder
2nd person you won't ponder you will not ponder
3rd person they won't ponder they will not ponder
Question will I ponder?
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1st person will I ponder?
2nd person will you ponder?
3rd person will he/she/it ponder?
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1st person will we ponder?
2nd person will you ponder?
3rd person will they ponder?
Negative question won't I ponder?
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1st person won't I ponder? will I not ponder?
2nd person won't you ponder? will you not ponder?
3rd person won't he/she/it ponder? will he/she/it not ponder?
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1st person won't we ponder? will we not ponder?
2nd person won't you ponder? will you not ponder?
3rd person won't they ponder? will they not ponder?
Conditional I'd ponder
Positive I'd ponder
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1st person I'd ponder I would ponder
2nd person you'd ponder you would ponder
3rd person he/she/it'd ponder he/she/it would ponder
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1st person we'd ponder we would ponder
2nd person you'd ponder you would ponder
3rd person they'd ponder they would ponder
Negative I wouldn't ponder
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1st person I wouldn't ponder I would not ponder
2nd person you wouldn't ponder you would not ponder
3rd person he/she/it wouldn't ponder he/she/it would not ponder
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1st person we wouldn't ponder we would not ponder
2nd person you wouldn't ponder you would not ponder
3rd person they wouldn't ponder they would not ponder
Question would I ponder?
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1st person would I ponder?
2nd person would you ponder?
3rd person would he/she/it ponder?
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1st person would we ponder?
2nd person would you ponder?
3rd person would they ponder?
Negative question wouldn't I ponder?
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1st person wouldn't I ponder? would I not ponder?
2nd person wouldn't you ponder? would you not ponder?
3rd person wouldn't he/she/it ponder? would he/she/it not ponder?
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1st person wouldn't we ponder? would we not ponder?
2nd person wouldn't you ponder? would you not ponder?
3rd person wouldn't they ponder? would they not ponder?
Present continuous I'm pondering
Positive I'm pondering
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1st person I'm pondering I am pondering
2nd person you're pondering you are pondering
3rd person he/she/it's pondering he/she/it is pondering
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1st person we're pondering we are pondering
2nd person you're pondering you are pondering
3rd person they're pondering they are pondering
Negative I'm not pondering
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1st person I'm not pondering I am not pondering
2nd person you aren't pondering you're not pondering you are not pondering
3rd person he/she/it isn't pondering he/she/it's not pondering he/she/it is not pondering
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1st person we aren't pondering we're not pondering we are not pondering
2nd person you aren't pondering you're not pondering you are not pondering
3rd person they aren't pondering they're not pondering they are not pondering
Question am I pondering?
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1st person am I pondering?
2nd person are you pondering?
3rd person is he/she/it pondering?
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1st person are we pondering?
2nd person are you pondering?
3rd person are they pondering?
Negative question aren't I pondering?
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1st person aren't I pondering? am I not pondering?
2nd person aren't you pondering? are you not pondering?
3rd person isn't he/she/it pondering? is he/she/it not pondering?
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1st person aren't we pondering? are we not pondering?
2nd person aren't you pondering? are you not pondering?
3rd person aren't they pondering? are they not pondering?
Past continuous I was pondering
Positive I was pondering
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1st person I was pondering
2nd person you were pondering
3rd person he/she/it was pondering
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1st person we were pondering
2nd person you were pondering
3rd person they were pondering
Negative I wasn't pondering
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1st person I wasn't pondering I was not pondering
2nd person you weren't pondering you were not pondering
3rd person he/she/it wasn't pondering he/she/it was not pondering
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1st person we weren't pondering we were not pondering
2nd person you weren't pondering you were not pondering
3rd person they weren't pondering they were not pondering
Question was I pondering?
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1st person was I pondering?
2nd person were you pondering?
3rd person was he/she/it pondering?
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1st person were we pondering?
2nd person were you pondering?
3rd person were they pondering?
Negative question wasn't I pondering?
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1st person wasn't I pondering? was I not pondering?
2nd person weren't you pondering? were you not pondering?
3rd person wasn't he/she/it pondering? was he/she/it not pondering?
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1st person weren't we pondering? were we not pondering?
2nd person weren't you pondering? were you not pondering?
3rd person weren't they pondering? were they not pondering?
Future continuous I'll be pondering
Positive I'll be pondering
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1st person I'll be pondering I will be pondering
2nd person you'll be pondering you will be pondering
3rd person he/she/it'll be pondering he/she/it will be pondering
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1st person we'll be pondering we will be pondering
2nd person you'll be pondering you will be pondering
3rd person they'll be pondering they will be pondering
Negative I won't be pondering
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1st person I won't be pondering I will not be pondering
2nd person you won't be pondering you will not be pondering
3rd person he/she/it won't be pondering he/she/it will not be pondering
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1st person we won't be pondering we will not be pondering
2nd person you won't be pondering you will not be pondering
3rd person they won't be pondering they will not be pondering
Question will I be pondering?
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1st person will I be pondering?
2nd person will you be pondering?
3rd person will he/she/it be pondering?
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1st person will we be pondering?
2nd person will you be pondering?
3rd person will they be pondering?
Negative question won't I be pondering?
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1st person won't I be pondering? will I not be pondering?
2nd person won't you be pondering? will you not be pondering?
3rd person won't he/she/it be pondering? will he/she/it not be pondering?
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1st person won't we be pondering? will we not be pondering?
2nd person won't you be pondering? will you not be pondering?
3rd person won't they be pondering? will they not be pondering?
Conditional continuous I'd be pondering
Positive I'd be pondering
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1st person I'd be pondering I would be pondering
2nd person you'd be pondering you would be pondering
3rd person he/she/it'd be pondering he/she/it would be pondering
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1st person we'd be pondering we would be pondering
2nd person you'd be pondering you would be pondering
3rd person they'd be pondering they would be pondering
Negative I wouldn't be pondering
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1st person I wouldn't be pondering I would not be pondering
2nd person you wouldn't be pondering you would not be pondering
3rd person he/she/it wouldn't be pondering he/she/it would not be pondering
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1st person we wouldn't be pondering we would not be pondering
2nd person you wouldn't be pondering you would not be pondering
3rd person they wouldn't be pondering they would not be pondering
Question would I be pondering?
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1st person would I be pondering?
2nd person would you be pondering?
3rd person would he/she/it be pondering?
Plural
1st person would we be pondering?
2nd person would you be pondering?
3rd person would they be pondering?
Negative question wouldn't I be pondering?
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1st person wouldn't I be pondering? would I not be pondering?
2nd person wouldn't you be pondering? would you not be pondering?
3rd person wouldn't he/she/it be pondering? would he/she/it not be pondering?
Plural
1st person wouldn't we be pondering? would we not be pondering?
2nd person wouldn't you be pondering? would you not be pondering?
3rd person wouldn't they be pondering? would they not be pondering?
Present perfect I've pondered
Positive I've pondered
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1st person I've pondered I have pondered
2nd person you've pondered you have pondered
3rd person he/she/it's pondered he/she/it has pondered
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1st person we've pondered we have pondered
2nd person you've pondered you have pondered
3rd person they've pondered they have pondered
Negative I haven't pondered
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1st person I haven't pondered I have not pondered
2nd person you haven't pondered you have not pondered
3rd person he/she/it hasn't pondered he/she/it has not pondered
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1st person we haven't pondered we have not pondered
2nd person you haven't pondered you have not pondered
3rd person they haven't pondered they have not pondered
Question have I pondered?
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1st person have I pondered?
2nd person have you pondered?
3rd person has he/she/it pondered?
Plural
1st person have we pondered?
2nd person have you pondered?
3rd person have they pondered?
Negative question haven't I pondered?
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1st person haven't I pondered? have I not pondered?
2nd person haven't you pondered? have you not pondered?
3rd person hasn't he/she/it pondered? has he/she/it not pondered?
Plural
1st person haven't we pondered? have we not pondered?
2nd person haven't you pondered? have you not pondered?
3rd person haven't they pondered? have they not pondered?
Past perfect I had pondered
Positive I had pondered
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1st person I had pondered
2nd person you had pondered
3rd person he/she/it had pondered
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1st person we had pondered
2nd person you had pondered
3rd person they had pondered
Negative I hadn't pondered
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1st person I hadn't pondered I had not pondered
2nd person you hadn't pondered you had not pondered
3rd person he/she/it hadn't pondered he/she/it had not pondered
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1st person we hadn't pondered we had not pondered
2nd person you hadn't pondered you had not pondered
3rd person they hadn't pondered they had not pondered
Question had I pondered?
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1st person had I pondered?
2nd person had you pondered?
3rd person had he/she/it pondered?
Plural
1st person had we pondered?
2nd person had you pondered?
3rd person had they pondered?
Negative question hadn't I pondered?
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1st person hadn't I pondered? had I not pondered?
2nd person hadn't you pondered? had you not pondered?
3rd person hadn't he/she/it pondered? had he/she/it not pondered?
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1st person hadn't we pondered? had we not pondered?
2nd person hadn't you pondered? had you not pondered?
3rd person hadn't they pondered? had they not pondered?
Future perfect I'll have pondered
Positive I'll have pondered
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1st person I'll have pondered I will have pondered
2nd person you'll have pondered you will have pondered
3rd person he/she/it'll have pondered he/she/it will have pondered
Plural
1st person we'll have pondered we will have pondered
2nd person you'll have pondered you will have pondered
3rd person they'll have pondered they will have pondered
Negative I won't have pondered
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1st person I won't have pondered I will not have pondered
2nd person you won't have pondered you will not have pondered
3rd person he/she/it won't have pondered he/she/it will not have pondered
Plural
1st person we won't have pondered we will not have pondered
2nd person you won't have pondered you will not have pondered
3rd person they won't have pondered they will not have pondered
Question +'ll I have pondered?
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1st person +'ll I have pondered? will I have pondered?
2nd person +'ll you have pondered? will you have pondered?
3rd person +'ll he/she/it have pondered? will he/she/it have pondered?
Plural
1st person +'ll we have pondered? will we have pondered?
2nd person +'ll you have pondered? will you have pondered?
3rd person +'ll they have pondered? will they have pondered?
Negative question won't I have pondered?
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1st person won't I have pondered? will I not have pondered?
2nd person won't you have pondered? will you not have pondered?
3rd person won't he/she/it have pondered? will he/she/it not have pondered?
Plural
1st person won't we have pondered? will we not have pondered?
2nd person won't you have pondered? will you not have pondered?
3rd person won't they have pondered? will they not have pondered?
Conditional perfect I'd have pondered
Positive I'd have pondered
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1st person I'd have pondered I would have pondered
2nd person you'd have pondered you would have pondered
3rd person he/she/it'd have pondered he/she/it would have pondered
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1st person we'd have pondered we would have pondered
2nd person you'd have pondered you would have pondered
3rd person they'd have pondered they would have pondered
Negative I wouldn't have pondered
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1st person I wouldn't have pondered I would not have pondered
2nd person you wouldn't have pondered you would not have pondered
3rd person he/she/it wouldn't have pondered he/she/it would not have pondered
Plural
1st person we wouldn't have pondered we would not have pondered
2nd person you wouldn't have pondered you would not have pondered
3rd person they wouldn't have pondered they would not have pondered
Question would I have pondered?
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1st person would I have pondered?
2nd person would you have pondered?
3rd person would he/she/it have pondered?
Plural
1st person would we have pondered?
2nd person would you have pondered?
3rd person would they have pondered?
Negative question wouldn't I have pondered?
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1st person wouldn't I have pondered? would I not have pondered?
2nd person wouldn't you have pondered? would you not have pondered?
3rd person wouldn't he/she/it have pondered? would he/she/it not have pondered?
Plural
1st person wouldn't we have pondered? would we not have pondered?
2nd person wouldn't you have pondered? would you not have pondered?
3rd person wouldn't they have pondered? would they not have pondered?
Imperative ponder!
Positive
you ponder!
we let's ponder!
Negative
you don't ponder!
we let's not ponder!
Examples ponder examples
How do I use ponder in a sentence?
Simple sentences
But few people ponder over the fact that copying English words, terms and phrases causes irreversible mental changes.
Let's ponder that for a moment.
Ponder deeply over it.
A gaggle of intoxicated youths stopped to ponder whether there is an Opposite Day in Bizarro World.
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She would ponder how blessed they were, to have something to look forward to.
Ponder that, young man, and examine your conscience.
Mr. Starbuck. did you ever ponder the movements of whales around the four oceans?
It's nothing to ponder over.
Panigotto, even if you talk too much sometimes you can be a good advisor. I have to ponder about it.
You ponder here for three hours Before to attach them.
When all the wise men heard this they started to think and to ponder and to wonder.
Let us ponder rather about that inner victory of the spirit.
Ponder on that.
Ponder on what?
The Marquis should go to meditate in Castel Saint Angelo and ponder on the fact that life is not only a joke.
I yield with deference to the orders of Your Holiness and I am ready to spend, if necessary, the rest of my days inside Castel Saint Angelo, and ponder.
But I would like to know on what I have to ponder.
Take a tempting taste treat. and ponder the intellectual meaning of cinema.
Look there. and ponder and try as I would, it appeared again and again.
If I was you, Colonel, I'd ponder on letting him be.
Ponder this problem.
Tonight's story tells about a business tycoon. and will give you something to ponder if you have ever given an employee the sack.
Let's just sit back and ponder that, shall we?
I shall ponder the matter, old boy.
Well then, stay there and ponder over your mischief!
Stay here. and ponder over your mischief! And ponder over your mischief!
Don't ponder upon this.
Ponder it. And then.
For your next essay you will have to ponder over a moral topic.
Having a bit of a ponder.
Ponder things.
Do I ponder? - To strangle.
It causes us to question the natural law. to ponder in our anguish the purposes of God himself.
If you gave me a million years to ponder. I would never have guessed that true romance and Detroit would go together.
You can ponder its meaning while polishing every rail in the place.
I'll have a nice swim. and ponder your question.
You know, old friend sometimes I ponder this silly gulf between us and I say, why?
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Before they begin to tinker they should ponder the following scenario.
Some will say that it will be impossible to build good boards of directors if members can be sued; some will ponder what will happen to stocks if hard questions are asked about financial reporting by companies.
Like sniffer dogs, they search the economy for such defects and ponder how they can be corrected through intelligent state intervention.
Moreover, the current EU member states will not only have to be able to tolerate the criticism by central, eastern, and southern Europeans of western civilization, but also to take such criticism into consideration as they ponder policy.
What is dispiriting is that we ponder these arguments so infrequently.
As central bankers and finance ministers ponder how to intervene to prop up the dollar, they should also start thinking about what to do when the time comes to pull the plug.
Indeed, these rulers now have much to ponder.
But let's put these grim prospects aside, and ponder what a civilized solution to the problem of technology-driven unemployment would look like.
But caution is in order, and the political elites of big national states, in particular, should ponder whether they are not overplaying their hands once again.
The question to ponder before intervening with force in another country is whether doing so is likely to improve matters, save lives, and make the world more secure.
Let's ponder this.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel would do well to ponder that history.
Perhaps the GIPS should ponder how Italy handled itself.
Today, economists are similarly troubled by unwanted ghosts, as they ponder the reappearance of economic ills long thought buried and dead.
As we ponder the second choice, between stability and fragility, we must consider how we can make our increasingly interconnected world a safer place.
Europe's leaders are so preoccupied with the crisis of the day that they have no time to ponder the long-term consequences of their actions.
In the findings to date, however, two conclusions have emerged that seem especially useful for policymakers to ponder.
Even for non-Catholics like myself, this is an occasion to ponder what the world will lose when the Pope's body finally succumbs to his ailments.
But he should ponder the shifts taking place in the hemisphere.